Studies have found what schools have known for years, families play a vital role in educating America’s children. Numerous recent studies have found those children whose parents are actively involved in their education are more motivated and achieve higher grades. It follows then that you partner with the parents of your students early on in Read More
High school students are becoming less and less interested in becoming teachers, a trend that’s picking up speed at an “alarming” rate, the ACT said Wednesday. An ACT survey of high school graduates who took its college-entrance exam shows that in the class of 2015, only 4 percent said they planned to become teachers, counselors, or Read More
As you enjoy your summer you might have a little extra time on your hands to explore resources available to the Counselor Community. Our friends at For High School Counselors have published a comprehensive list with links of great resources for Counselors. They are posted below. Check them out! State Guidance Web Sites Arkansas Guidance Read More
Modern technological advancements have made communication easier than ever before. We now send instant messages, tweets, and texts every day, as well as being able to video call friends and family on the other side of the world. It’s not just our social lives it’s affected either, these advancements have been felt in the recruiting Read More
Every college applicant wants to stand out, but in your students efforts to show what makes them distinctive they need to make sure they don’t end up blending in. The U.K.’s college admissions service Ucas recently analyzed the personal statements in more than 700,000 application forms to come up with a top 10 of the Read More
I recently came across a report detailed report for a study conducted last year by the Center on Education and the Workforce which is an independent, nonprofit research and policy institute affiliated with the University of Georgetown. This report was conducted last year and titled: “State Online College Job Market” The report analyzed job openings Read More
The Center for Public Education just released the third and final part of their Path Least Taken Series They conducted the research because they noticed a lot of attention and resources had been poured into making sure students graduated ready to enter college, but not necessarily the workforce. Here is the link to Part 1: Read More
I was reading last week’s cover story in Barron’s on Byron Wien who has been a top Wall Street strategist for more than 50 years and something he said pointed out how High School Counselors can have a life long impact on the future of some of the nations brightest people. At 83, Mr. Wien Read More
There are many reasons why students find the mathematics on standardized tests difficult, but the one I’d like to focus on here––the phrasing of the questions––rarely gets mentioned. It turns out that a little knowledge about how the ACT constructs and words its questions can go a long way in helping students improve their ACT Read More
The National Association of College and University Business Officers recently released it’s annual survey which doesn’t paint a pretty financial picture for Private Colleges according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. According to the survey, private colleges’ discount rate — or the average amount of tuition revenue they devote to financial aid through grants — Read More
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